developmental psychology
scientific study of changes that occur in human beings over the course of their lives
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Summary
developmental psychology is a branch of psychology[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of branch of psychology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,006 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: psychology[3]
- Part of: psychology[4], applied and developmental psychology[5]
- Commons category: Developmental psychology[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Developmental psychology[7]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[9], Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur[10]
- Partially coincident with: child psychology[11]
- Topic has template: Template:Human psychological development[12]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://psychology.stackexchange.com/tags/developmental-psychology[13]
- Is the study of: language development[14]
- Practiced by: developmental psychologist[15]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16]
- P10203: 3204[17]
Why It Matters
developmental psychology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]